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Awesome Van Damme Volvo Commercial

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This used to be my favorite song back in the early 2000s. I created a video using this song. . Enya has such a beautiful voice.
Is she or was she a part of Deep Forest?
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I am not convinced about the trucks are moving backwards. The wheel plates are moving forward.
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“The stunt is real and is performed in just one take,†said Anders Vilhelmsson, public relations manager for the Volvo Trucks brand. “It’s a daring stunt but we had full control. There was never any real danger involved.†The trucks go backward in the video because “we all know that going in reverse is a bit more difficult than going forward,†Vilhelmsson said. “We felt that would be the ultimate test, to have the trucks go in reverse with someone standing on the side mirrors performing a side split. And we knew that if anyone would be able to do that, it would have to be Jean-Claude Van Damme.â€
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from the link I posted
Yes I read that but when I see the wheel plate on the truck - they seem to be moving forward. You can check out for yourself. It is most clear after 0:50 on the video. Of course, I could be wrong.
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Yes I read that but when I see the wheel plate on the truck - they seem to be moving forward. You can check out for yourself. It is most clear after 0:50 on the video. Of course' date=' I could be wrong.[/quote'] obviously its an edited video.. but the concept & the execution of the ad is too good ps: BTW, volvo has long marketed its products on the concept of "safety engineering"
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Yes I read that but when I see the wheel plate on the truck - they seem to be moving forward. You can check out for yourself. It is most clear after 0:50 on the video. Of course' date=' I could be wrong.[/quote'] Wheels always seem to be turning in the wrong direction on film because film only captures 24 frames per second, but the wheels turn too fast for that. You'll see that same optical illusion in every film, but with the reverse effect - the wheels will appear to be going backward when the vehicles are going forward. It's called Wagon-wheel effect.
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Wheels always seem to be turning in the wrong direction on film because film only captures 24 frames per second, but the wheels turn too fast for that. You'll see that same optical illusion in every film, but with the reverse effect - the wheels will appear to be going backward when the vehicles are going forward. It's called Wagon-wheel effect.
Thanks! Someone just told me about this as well. :)
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